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1 The Monit or A WBKKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY _ itatered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1515. at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska under the Act of March 3, 1875 _ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. ’-- f?!t0r W. W MOSELY, Lincoln. Neb- Associate Editor LUCINda W. WILUAHW... —--Euslwsa Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES. $L.OO A YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha. Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 -- J I* ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE £ UNITED STATES | Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged | 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States. ? and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the £ United States and of the State wherein they reside. No X state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the 5 privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor a | shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- | ? erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person * within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. *-xx“XX“X“X“XK"Xxxx:“XxxX“X“X**X“X“X~x-<“XX“X-,X"X"X“X:-*X": Our Choice for President in 1928 is WALTER W. HEAD of Nebraska An Astute, Able, Clear headed Business Man THE CONFERENCE PLAN. The wisdom of the direct con ference plan of the Pullman porters and maids with the Pull man officials, such as was re cently held in Chicago should be apparent in the light of the re fusal of the railroads to acceed to the demands made for an in crease of wages by the Brother- | hood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railroad Conduc tors. These are strong unions, and yet railroad officials repre senting 50 western roads flatly refused their demand for a 7 per cent increase. They, however, signified a willingness to hold a conference with union officials to discuss the situation. The porters and maids received vir tually a 10 per cent increase and certain improved working condi tions. This increase does not bring the wages up to the stand ard desired, but it is a decided advance and indicates what can be accomplished by conference and an intelligent presentation of just claims and grievances. Would as much have been gained by the demand of a union? THE SOUTH NEEDS IT MOST. Southern senators have again served notice that they will op pose the passage of the Dver McKinley Anti-Lynching bill. They resent it upon the ground that it strikes at the doctrine of states’ rights, which is almost a fetish of the South, and is aimed specifically at the South. It is aimed at the South only to the extent that the South un fortunately suffers most from— the lynching mania and menace. Some Southern states, sensible of the great disgrace and shame of it, are honestly and efficient ly doing their full duty in striv ing to eradicate this evil and are meeting with success. Other Southern states, and fortunate ly these are few, are not taking this enlightened stand. For these, it would seem that a fed I; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE j c > 4 ■ > - 4 '! i A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded !j !! persons that the contribution of the Negro to American o nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from !• ' - negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and 4 < > yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking j < > and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first •{ • > explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from •[ <• the first the foundation of the American prosperity and •{ ; > the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and -j • I economic importance. Modem democracy rests not simply *| < • on the striving white men in Europe and America but also -| ; • on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for -j ;; two centuries. The military defense of. this land has de- •{ <; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial j ;; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does •{ ;; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- j j; ture but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep j < ’ significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the •• !! choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played 4 ;; a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, j '<« breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, ^ !! hope and tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of \ Black Folk.” I —.. eral anti-lynching law is needed. It is to be invoked only when a state fails to act. Those states—South or North —which are standing for the su premacy of the courts and the enforcement of law7 need have no fear of federal intervention; but those states which, when mob controlled fail to act, need fed eral intervention and it would seem to us that Southerners wrho are conscieniously striving to suppress lynching would gladly welcome any measure that would help to accomplish this. We hope the Anti-Lynching bill will pass —not only by the votes of north ern republicans, and thus be re garded as a party measure, but by the votes also of broad minded, far - sighted southern democrats, and be regarded as a national measure, a sincere ef fort to roll aw7ay the national re proach and menace which mob violence is. __ IT IS TO LAUGH. Recently Negro lawyers ar gued a case, so the papers tell us, before the supreme court of Texas, but these lawyers were not permitted to address each other or to refer to each other as “Mister,” Such an invasion of Nordic monopoly would have overturned the traditions of the state. To avoid such lese ma jeste, these shrewd, sable legal solons addressed each other as “Rrother.” That in this ‘Hand of the free,” and before a court of law such silly restrictions should be imposed upon Ameri can citizens because of color is enough to make a wooden Indian laugh. -o— JUST SUPPOSE! Just suppose the Negroes of Omaha spent annually $300,000 among the legitimate, worth while business enterprises oper ated by our own people here. Just suppose, for example, they spent $10,000 towards the sup port of The Monitor. What a large, influential publication we could have, giving employment to several. Just suppose. Just suppose, as another example, they spent $10,000 with each of our drug stores—Ross’ and The People’s, and each of our little dry goods and ladies and gents’ furnishings—Mrs. H. J. Craw ford & Sons and the North Side Bazaar; and each of our grocery stores—Carey’s and Montgom ery’s; and with Charles Solo mon. the coal dealer. Can you not see how these would be able to expand and give employment and opportunities for business training and development to many of our people? And the same is true of other lines of business. Well, just suppose you stop talking race pride and co operation and act. -o— Always do your best and never be a quitter. -o NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Omaha. Nebraska, Marrh 2, 1926. To All to Whom These Presents May Concern: Greetings: Notire is hereby given that the under I signed persons have associated themselves ! together for the purpose of forming and j becoming a corporation under the laws of j the State of Nebraska. That the name of the corporation is the! NEBRASKA INDI STRIU. CO-OPERA | TIN E COMPANY, and the principal place for the transaction of its business is Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. That the general nature of the business for which this company is organized is to ; buy and sell groceries, meats and cloth ing. both wholesale and retail, and to deal generally in the mercantile business, both wholesale and retail, and to do all thing pertaining to such business, and to issue and sell stock. That the amount of authorized capital stock is ? 10.000.00. to be paid cash when issued. Provided, thr board of Directors may sell stock upon payment of 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent weekly pay ments. Provided, further, that no certifi cate shall issue until paid in full. That the time of commenrement of the corporation is February, 1926. and the ter mination shall be 99 years thereafter. That the highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporal ion shall be liable is two-tbirds of its capital stock. That the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of 10 directors. In witness whereof, we have hereunto pet our hands this 3d dav of March 1925 (SIGNED* Arthur Henderson. R. J. Jowers, J. H. Harris. Arthur Oliver, T. S. I ambert. C. West brooks, .1. W. Dacus, Abraham Johnson, W. A. Braybov. J. H. Thomas, A. R. Goodlet, Reuben 1.. Pierce A. L. Duff. W. F. Winn, I. S. Sloan. T. McNiel, D. A. Smith, Abram Washington, f J. Braybov. W. M. Taylor, For further information, call. WE. 5446. it Mar. 4. LINCOLN NEWS. Mrs. A. Hill entertained M. M. Mission at her home last Tuesday night. The meeting was well attendee! and a success. Mrs. J. T. Wright has been indispos ed for the past week. Rev. H. W. Botts visited his brother at Omaha last week. The relief board of the Nebraska Grand Lodge of Masons met here last Sunday. Messrs. C. W. Dickerson, G. M.; H. L. Anderson, G. Sec’y-; J. H. Wakefield, G. Treas.; Nat Hunter, G. Aud.; and Walter Seals of Omaha, and W'm. Woods of Lincoln were pres ent. The visitors were entertained by Mr. Woods at his home. Robt. H. H. Consistory No. 32 was visited by 111. G. Deputy Nat Hunter, of Omaha, Sunday, and the meeting was a profitable one. ! Messrs. William Scott, Sidney A. Thomas and Mrs. Ella Black are yet j confined with illness. The Council of Delfoeration of Grand Consistory is called to meet at Lincoln next Sunday, March 7th, at 1 P. M. The revival meeting, which has been | in progress at Quinn Chapel the past two weeks conducted by Rev. Mrs. ! Blanche Blake, comes to a close Thurs day this week. It is said the meet j ing is quite a spiritual benefit in the church, and a number of additions. niiilllliiilimilJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: RADIOLA III | | Previously 1 C Art $35.00; now -I 0«vlv/ = Two Tubes Free (Value, $5.00) Join the Contest. $5,000 in Prizes. E Come in and get blanks and join this Contest. For hoys and girls, 12 to 18 years. 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